A chloride-inducible gene expression cassette and its use in induced lysis of Lactococcus lactis /

Míreanna Comhchosúla

• Autolysis of Lactococcus lactis caused by induced overproduction of its major autolysin, AcmA /
• The citrate transport system of lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis is induced by acid stress /
• Controlled gene expression systems for lactic acid bacteria : Transferable nisin-inducible expression cassettes for Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus spp /
• Production of pediocin PA-1 by lactococcus lactis using the lactococcin A secretory apparatus /
• Functional display of a heterologous protein on the surface of lactococcus lactis by means of the cell wall anchor of staphylococcus aureus protein A /